• What is Local 363?
• Who can join the union?
• What does the union do for me?
• Who sets my rate?
• What about overtime and guaranteed hours?
• How much does it cost to be a member?
• Who can hire members of Local 363?
• What is a "Signatory"?
• Can I join and still work for non-signatory companies?
• Since this is a right-to-work state, why should I join?
• Okay,okay. I'll join. How do I do it?

Local 363 is mixed crafts union. It is an affiliate of the IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians and Allied Artists and Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada.

Local 363 is open to residents living in our jurisdiction for at least 18 months. Our jurisdiction includes Northern Nevada and Northeastern California. Applicants must have professional experience in their field.

Local 363 will represent crew members in negotiations with employers, both local and out-of-town. The union will negotiate working conditions and minimum pay scales. Local 363 will also set up educational programs for its members to ensure high standards for skills and to train interested parties in the use of new technology as it develops.

You do. Local 363 sets benefits and working conditions for the job and will negotiate a minimum scale for each position on a crew. You can individually ask the employer for any rate above that minimum.

The union always requires overtime to be paid for work done in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. For day work, overtime will be negotiated with the employer by the union. Guaranteed hours of work are also negotiated.

The initiation fee is currently $550. Quarterly dues are $50. To join now, you would write a check to Local 363 for $100 which would cover the IA application fee. Thereafter you would pay $75 every three months plus the quarterly dues for that quarter. On jobs with signatory employers, a deduction of 3.5% of your pay would be made to support the union. If you did no signatory work, you would only pay the quarterly amount.

Members can work for any company. Local 363 does maintain a Hiring Hall for daily hires dispatched to signatory employers.

A signatory company is one which has signed a contract with the union. Generally they agree to pay benefits for their employees and negotiate a minimum pay scale and working conditions including turnaround and overtime pay.

Yes, but you will not be covered under an agreement for basic working conditions. If a company is declared "Unfair" by the union, you may be asked to decline employment.

Most of the working conditions you now enjoy, such as overtime, meal breaks and craft service have been established in the industry through union negotiations. No further improvements in local employment will be made without a strong union. Employers won't see the need to become signatories. Without you as a member, the union cannot achieve its goal of developing more and better work for the local technical entertainment community.

Contact Local 363. You can also call them with further questions. The packet contains an instruction sheet, application for membership, the union oath, and an information form for our database. You will also need to include a current resume. The local representatives to contact are:

John Bock, Business Agent @ 1-775-786-2286

Sacha Picerno, Secretary-Treasurer @ 1-775-786-2286

 

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